Smitty73 Posted December 18, 2018 Report Share Posted December 18, 2018 hello everyone just signed up iam looking to get into marking some inline spinners for trout and bass any input is welcome smitty73 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cadman Posted December 18, 2018 Report Share Posted December 18, 2018 Welcome to TU. I'm not an inline spinner guy, however someone will help you out. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tally Posted December 18, 2018 Report Share Posted December 18, 2018 welcome to TU. are you wanting to bend the wire and mold them yourself? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smitty73 Posted December 18, 2018 Author Report Share Posted December 18, 2018 Looking at staight wire 3 and 4 inches long with a closed looped to start with this is new to me been tying flys for a long time Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Apdriver Posted December 19, 2018 Report Share Posted December 19, 2018 I would look at purchasing a wire bender. I made a bunch of in-line trout spinners on a Jann’s net craft economy bender til my fingers hurt many times. And I mean this little bender is economy. Do a search and maybe price a few and see what your price range will be. Ask questions and go from there. Once you learn how to make loops and r bends, it’s just putting your components on the wire, then. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cadman Posted December 19, 2018 Report Share Posted December 19, 2018 14 hours ago, Smitty73 said: Looking at staight wire 3 and 4 inches long with a closed looped to start with this is new to me been tying flys for a long time If you don't want to buy a wire bender, you can buy closed loop straight wire in different gauges and different lengths from Lure Parts on Line. The rest you can bend with round nosed pliers and regular long nose. Depending on how complicated your bends are, hand tools are the least expensive route to go, If you want to buy a wire former, those are handy as well. The links below will help get you started on some ideas, and if you have any questions on a particular wire, tool or bender, just ask and the guys here will answer all of your questions. http://www.lurepartsonline.com/Online-Store/Wire-Forms-Shafts/ http://www.lurepartsonline.com/Online-Store/Wire-Forming-Tools/Round-Nose-Pliers.html http://www.lurepartsonline.com/Online-Store/Wire-Forming-Tools_2/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tally Posted December 19, 2018 Report Share Posted December 19, 2018 if just starting I would do what cadman suggested. Then if that pans out, get yourself a bender. If you like what you are producing and are going to continue, get a good bender from the get go. I bought the cheap one first and used it one time and bought a good one. some do the closed loop better than others. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vodkaman Posted December 19, 2018 Report Share Posted December 19, 2018 The basic principles of wire bending tools are not dissimilar from product to product. Some are better built and better quality than others. But, with some YouTube research, you can get an understanding of the principles, and with a modest workshop, you can design and build your own, specifically to your own requirements. I did this for making barrel twist eyes for crank baits. Common sense and a little imagination is all that is required. But, if you have the money, research and go for the best. Dave Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
